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Item 

Estimated time for 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated annual 

responses 

Estimated annual 

burden hours 

Replace Online Access Card .................................................................................... 5 70 6 

User Training Application Forms ............................................................................... 10 98 17 

Security Identification Badges for Public Users (PTO–2224) ................................... 5 1,000 80 

Renew Security Identification Badges for Public Users ............................................ 5 3,200 256 

Replace Security Identification Badge ....................................................................... 5 100 8 

Total .................................................................................................................... .............................. 11,369 1,097 

Estimated Total Annual Non-hour 

Respondent Cost Burden: $4,152. There 

are no capital start-up, maintenance, or 

recordkeeping costs associated with this 

information collection. However, this 

collection does have annual (non-hour) 

costs in the form of filing fees and 

postage costs. 

There are no application or renewal 

fees for online access cards or security 

identification badges. However, there is 

a $15 fee for issuing a replacement 

security identification badge. The 

previous $15 fee for obtaining a 

replacement online access card has been 

eliminated. The USPTO estimates that it 

will reissue approximately 100 security 

badges annually that have been lost or 

need to be replaced, for a total of $1,500 

per year in replacement fees. 

There are registration fees for the user 

training courses offered at the Public 

Search Facilities. The regular cost for a 

public course is $25 per class, and 

individual instruction may also be 

arranged for $120 per class. The USPTO 

estimates that it will receive 96 

registrations for public courses and 2 

registrations for individual instruction 

per year, for a total of $2,640 in training 

registration fees. Therefore, this 

collection has a total of $4,140 per year 

in filing fees in the form of security 

badge replacement fees and training 

registration fees. 

Item Estimated annual 

responses Fee amount Estimated annual fee costs 

Application for Public User ID (Online Access Card) (PTO–2030) ........................... 2,951 $0.00 $0.00 

Issue Online Access Card ......................................................................................... 1,975 0.00 0.00 

Renew Online Access Card ...................................................................................... 1,975 0.00 0.00 

Replace Online Access Card .................................................................................... 70 0.00 0.00 

User Training Application Forms (Public Course) ..................................................... 96 25.00 2,400.00 

User Training Application Forms (Individual Course) ............................................... 2 120.00 240.00 

Security Identification Badges for Public Users (PTO–2224) ................................... 1,000 0.00 0.00 

Renew Security Identification Badges for Public Users ............................................ 3,200 0.00 0.00 

Replace Security Identification Badge ....................................................................... 100 15.00 1,500.00 

Total .................................................................................................................... 11,369 .............................. 4,140.00 

Users may incur postage costs when 

submitting a user training application 

form to the USPTO by mail. The USPTO 

expects that approximately 30 of the 

estimated 98 training forms received per 

year will be submitted by mail. The 

USPTO estimates that the average firstclass postage cost for a mailed training 

form will be 39 cents, for a total postage 

cost of approximately $12 per year for 

this collection. 

The total annual (non-hour) 

respondent cost burden for this 

collection in the form of filing fees and 

postage costs is estimated to be $4,152 

per year. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, e.g., the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: January 23, 2006. 

Susan K. Brown, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, Architecture, 

Engineering and Technical Services, Data 

Architecture and Services Division. 

[FR Doc. E6–1025 Filed 1–26–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement for DTRA Activities on 

White Sands Missile Range, New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 

and Logistics, Defense Threat Reduction 

Agency, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) 

of the National Environmental Act 

(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321–4370, as 

implemented by the Council of 

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 

CFR parts 1500–1508), the Defense 

Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) 

announces the availability of the Draft 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement (PEIS) for DTRA activities on 

White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), 

New Mexico. As a major cooperating 

agency, WSMR has participated in the 


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preparation of the PEIS. Future 

development of DTRA’s testing facilities 

and program, and its scope require a 

PEIS to adequately address potential 

environmental impacts. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

forwarded to the Defense Threat 

Reduction Agency, ATTN: WSMR PEIS 

Comments, 1680 Texas St., SE., Kirtland 

AFB, NM 87117–5669; faxed to (505) 

853–1793; or emailed to 

WSMR_PEIS_Comments@abq.dtra.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

DTRA Public Affairs at (703) 767–5870 

or (800) 701–5096. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: White 

Sands Missile Range covers 

approximately 8,288 km2 (3,200 mi2) of 

south-central New Mexico. Proposed 

DTRA activities at WSMR have the 

potential to significantly impact certain 

natural, social, cultural, and economic 

resources in the region. The study area 

for environmental analyses includes the 

Hard Target Defeat Test bed (HTDT), 

Permanent High Explosive Test Site 

(PHETS), Seismic hardrock In Situ Test 

site (SHIST), Alternate SHIST, and 

Large Blast/Thermal Simulator (LBTS). 

The objective has been to provide a 

thorough, comprehensive and PEIS that 

will serve as a planning and decisionmaking tool, a public information 

source, and a reference for mitigation 

tracking concerning DTRA future 

activities. 

Alternatives consist of modifications 

of specific activities; variations in type 

and toxicity of simulants; and the No 

Action alternative. These alternatives 

were developed during preparation of 

the Draft PEIS as a result of 

environmental analyses of the activities 

and public input. 

Significant Issues: Certain biologically 

diverse areas on White Sands Missile 

Range utilized by the Defense Threat 

Reduction Agency serve as habitat or 

potential habitat for protected floral and 

faunal (plant and animal) species. To 

date, several locations in the areas 

studied have been identified as 

important cultural resources. The most 

significant are Ground Zero and 

McDonald Ranch House, part of Trinity 

Site National Historic Landmark located 

within the Permanent High Explosive 

Test Site boundaries. 

Significant issues that are addressed 

in the Draft PEIS include: 

1. The continued operation and 

maintenance of various test structures 

used as targets for weapon system 

evaluations. 

2. Construction of new test structures, 

enlargement of existing test beds, and 

possible development of new test beds. 

3. Testing, operations and 

maintenance activities at tunnel targets 

in the Capitol Canyon area (HTDT). 

4. The use of chemical and biological 

simulants in collateral damage tests. 

5. Planned improvements to the 

DTRA Administrative Park within the 

PHETS boundaries. 

Public hearings will be held on 

Tuesday, February 28, 2006, at the Civic 

Center in Alamogordo, NM (800 East 

First Street, Alamagordo, NM); on 

Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at the 

Ramada Palms in Las Cruces, NM (201 

E University Ave., Las Cruces, NM); and 

on Thursday, March 2, 2006, at the New 

Mexico Institute of Mining and 

Technology, Macey Center, in Socorro, 

NM (801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM) to 

facilitate public input to the PEIS. 

All hearings will begin at 5 p.m. with 

a 2-hour open house session for the 

public to ask questions of subject matter 

experts. These sessions will be followed 

by the public hearings, beginning at 7 

p.m. in order to receive public 

comments. 

Please note any changes to the times, 

dates, and locations for the hearings will 

be published in local newspapers and 

on the PEIS Web site at www.dtra.mil/ 

Toolbox/Directorates/TD/programs/ 

dpeis/index.cfm. 

For those that cannot attend the 

public hearings, written comments via 

mail or e-mail are encouraged. 

Comments should clearly identify and 

describe the specific issue(s) or topics 

that the PEIS should address. 

To be considered in the Final PEIS, 

comments and suggestions must be 

postmarked no later than 60 days 

following this Federal Register 

announcement. 

Dated: January 23, 2006. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 06–815 Filed 1–26–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting of the Defense Department 

Advisory Committee on Women in the 

Services (DACOWITS) 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a), 

Public Law 92–463, as amended, notice 

is hereby given of a forthcoming 

meeting of the Defense Department 

Advisory Committee on Women in the 

Services (DACOWITS). The purpose of 

the Committee meeting is to introduce 

new members and conduct orientation 

training. The meeting is open to the 

public, subject to the availability of 

space. 

Interested persons may submit a 

written statement for consideration by 

the Committee and make an oral 

presentation of such. Persons desiring to 

make an oral presentation or submit a 

written statement to the Committee 

must notify the point of contact listed 

below no later than 5 p.m., 17 February 

2006. Oral presentations by members of 

the public will be permitted only on 

Wednesday, 22 February 2006 from 4:45 

p.m. to 5 p.m. before the full Committee. 

Presentations will be limited to two 

minutes. Number of oral presentations 

to be made will depend on the number 

of requests received from members of 

the public. Each person desiring to 

make an oral presentation must provide 

the point of contact listed below with 

one (1) copy of the presentation by 5 

p.m., 17 February 2006 and bring 35 

copies of any material that is intended 

for distribution at the meeting. Persons 

submitting a written statement must 

submit 35 copies of the statement to the 

DACOWITS staff by 5 p.m. on 17 

February 2006. 

DATES: 22 February 2006, 8:30 a.m.–5 

p.m., 23 February 2006, 8:30 a.m.–5 

p.m., 24 February 2006, 8:30 a.m.–5 

p.m. 

Location: Double Tree Hotel Crystal 

City National Airport, 300 Army Navy 

Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

MSgt Gerald Posey, USA DACOWITS, 

4000 Defense Pentagon, Room 2C548A, 

Washington, DC 20301–4000. 

Telephone (703) 697–2122. Fax (703) 

614–6233. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting 

agenda. 

Wednesday, 22 February 2006, 8:30 

a.m.–5 p.m. 

Welcome & Administrative Remarks. 

New Member Orientation. 

Public Forum. 

Thursday, 23 February 2006, 8:30 a.m.– 

5 p.m. 

New Member Orientation. 

Friday, 24 February 2006, 8:30 a.m.–5 

p.m. 

New Member Orientation. 

Note: Exact order may vary. 


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